In an unprecedented move, eight state tennis associations, affiliated with the All India Tennis Association (AITA), have proposed a no-confidence motion against president Anil Jain. An Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) has been called on September 28 in New Delhi for the purpose. Interestingly, the AITA has called the EGM on the day it is scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conduct elections, the results of which can’t be declared and are to be submitted to the Delhi High Court in a sealed envelop.
Anil, who is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, is facing the charges of “loading the association with his personal ‘entitled’ expenses by travelling with his family abroad several times.” The state units that proposed the no-confidence motion are Assam, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. ALSO READ | ‘The system should enable dreams, not crush them,’ Somdev Devvarman on AITA’s alleged violation of sports code If the no-confidence motion is passed, Anil will cease to be AITA President.
This would be the first time in Indian tennis history that the head of the federation has been removed in this fashion. Anil was elected the AITA President unopposed in September 2020, replacing Praveen Mahajan. He served as AITA vice-presidenyt before that from 2016-2020.
When contacted by PTI , Jain said the state units have opened the front against him because he advised them to follow the Sports Code during the upcoming electi.
